Knockdown carrier carton



July 27, 1948. .1. o. GRADY KNOCKDOWN CARRIER CARTON Filed Sept. 15,-1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 27, 1948. I J. o. GRADY 2,446,084

I KNOCKDOWN CARRIER CARTON Filed Sept. l5, 1943 r 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mlmlmmmmu; A

Patented July 27, 1948 r UNITED, STATES PATENT, oFFiCLEi l 2,446,084 1i KNOCKDOWN CARRIER CARTON John0.Grady,Arab,Ala. Application September 15, 1943, Serial No. 502,516

This invention relates to portable receptacles used for carrying articles from place to place and more particularly to a knockdown carrier carton.

It is an object of the invention to provide a container or receptacle in the nature of a portable structure which may be readily assembled for use as a luggage carrier or a portable device for carrying bottle-s, jars, packages or other articles, or may be'used as a magazine rack in the homeo-r other desired location, or if for any reason it becomes desirable the device can be collapsed or knocked 6 Claims. (01. 224-48) d ownto occupy a very small space in comparison with the space occupied when it is assembled.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character of few parts, of simple, inexpensive and durable construction as well as one easy to assemble or knock down.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages v of the invention will become readily apparent in view of the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is aside elevation illustrating one ap plica'tion of the invention; Fig. 2, a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a longitudinal, vertical, section;

Fig. 5, a perspective of one of the side members; and

Fig 6, a perspective of the bottom member. Referring to the drawing wherein like characters of'reference indicate like parts, the invention, as illustrated in the drawings, consists of only six individual members which when assembled form aportable carrier, or article receptacle or basket having a handle or handgrip by means of which the device may be transported, all of the members being of light weight and of simple configuration to enable the mostunskilled to assemble the device with minimum effort.

The device consists of a pair of end members Ill, of identical construct-ion, each having in its lower portion an opening I! with a horizontal surface l2 and feet l3, the extremities of which are in a plane parallel to the surface l-2 so that abottom l l may be applied to the end members I and maintain theendsin definitely spaced relationas well as serve as a bottom for the receptacle. The bottom "14 may be provided with slots 31 which may be varied to suit.

In order to lock the endsin spaced relation adjacent their lower portions orlegs thebottom at each endhas T-shaped projections l5 so that the head of'a T maybe inserted through the openings l I in one ofthe end members and then depressed so that the square portions I6 at one end of the bottom engage the inner face or surface ofione of the end members and the undersurface ll of the T will engage the exterior face or surfaceof the corresponding end member and, due:to the constrictions [8 in the end member which fi-t into the spacebetween the surfaces 16 andlLthe end.

So far there has been described a bottom, two:

ends and a carrying handle, the ends being maine tained in spaced relation at their lower extremities and the top by the bot-tom and handle respectively. In order to more firmly lock these parts in the relation just described a pair ofside mem-. bers 23 are provided, each side member having. square surfaces and 25-at its-ends andbottom for engagement with the ends and bottom of the. device and therefore to form with each other and, with the bottom and ends of the device a five-sided structure open at its top into which articles-to be transported can be inserted. To assist-in providing complementary locking together of the parts the end members have grooves terminating at their upper extremities inslots 21' and the bottom isprovided with substantially rectangular opene.

ings 2B for engagement by the sides 23. I i

The sides are placed in position and slid down-j wardly to final position with the end 24 of the sides resting in the slots or grooves 26, the tongues. 29 of the sides entering and substantially fillin the rectangular openings 28 and the hook-like ears 30 extending through the slots 21 and hooking over the exterior outer surface of the end members- Thus a rigid, sturdy, carrier of light weight is provided of simple, inexpensive and durable con struction capable of being quickly and easilyas sembled and the parts being particularly sus- As long as the sides 23 are in place the device is a rigid structure. Removal of the sides, the bottom and the handleaccomplishescompleteseparation of the parts so that theymay be placed compactly together in flat relation. 7

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may bemadein the invention" tion of opposite ends of the handle and having" openings adjacent their lower extremities with; constricted lower portions through which openings the extremities of the bottom may"b"--in serted and lowered into pesition between said; j

prising end members;side members,abottm and constricted portions, the extremities of saidbot top of the T engaging andilimiting outward movement; of gsaidaends, :said bottom: also having. flat surfacesyspacedifrom:.thevendzsurfaces of the T which'iflata surfaces engage; the inner; surfaces of the;endsaandxupreventzmove-ment"of the ends towardieachtother whereby-,1 the ends are held in. relatively -i'fixedzrelation": and are prevented from movingciimsubstantiall t parallel planes by the widthiof ithe" legsiofzthe' fl' filling the constricted portions: of: the: openings :in the ends; said bottomthavingqslots .adj acentitsisides-and said ends hailing upright grooves- ;locatediinthe-same relativenpositidnswasz the slots: in the bottom, and side members slidabl-y'f disposedruin said grooves and provided with tongues for engaging the slots; inxsaidtbottom; saidsideimem'bers-having locking ears; at. thi-nupper: corners extending beyond and prising sendimembers' sideemembers, a bottom,

and handle; constructed ,to? fltytogether and I provide a'zrigid carrier receptacle; said; end memberTs and-said thandleibeingiformedfto have inter-e loclcingn'iengagement' having openings ,1 adjacent their-i? lower; extremities; with z; constricted lower pbittidnsthroughiwhich 1 openings; ,the, extremities ofilthezzbottome maysbehinserted and: loweredinto; positionxfbetweensaid econstricted; portions,- the extremitiest ofltsalidabottom ib eingziTa shaped, the undernsurfaca (iii the top 'ofsthe'j T engagin and limitihgioutwardrimovemenzt f :said fiends; said bottom alsdi ihavinglflat: surfaces:- spa-ced i from, the x'ends surfacesa-otzxthen T whichvflat surfaces engage; theyinnerrfsurfacesnof'; the ends and preventijmovement .of the ends: toward each other:- wherebyygitl'iez ends; are. held: in; relatively fixed i relation-candiare':prevented;.from moving-1m:- substaht'iallyaparallel planes" byr the width: of the legsrbftthdwT: filtingothe constrictedportions; of: the openings in the ends, said bottom having: slotsii .aidjaceht its sides: and saidi en'dss; having u'prightilgrooves 'located riniithe same .relative posi-tions as; the slots in-ithe bottom; and side membersnsl-idablyszdisposedsin said; grooves and pro-:- vided with tongues for engaging-'ithe1;s1ots:intsaido bottom;-:. .said :side; members: having docking. ears atatheir; uppers corners: extending beyond; and g: hooking movers and? i engaging-.2 the outer-surfaceofithesend members.

3;,;In1a portableiknockdown carrier,carton end members-aside :membjers; atbottom andqa handle, constructedz tosfitz together and, provide a rigid carrier receptacle; Said send; members and ,1 said handle being iormed a to: hai e interlocking, engagement. with the, former: having openings ,a-d-

jacent their lower extremities with constricted lower portions through which openings the extremities of the bottom may be inserted and lowered into position between said constricted portions, the extremities of said bottom being T- shaped, the under surface of the top of the T engaging and limiting outward movement of said ends, said bottom also having fiat surfaces spaced from the end surfaces of the T which fiatL'Surfaces'engage the; inner surfacesof the ends" and prevent movement-of the' ends'toward each other whereby the ends are held in rela- T tiv ely fixed relation and are prevented from moving ing substantially parallel planes by the width .tom being T-shaped, the under surface'of the oft'he' legs of'the T filling the constricted portibns' ofithe openings in the ends.

4. A,por,tab1e knockdown carrier carton comaihandlej. constructed to interlockingly fit together and provide a rigid carrier receptacle, said endlmembersha ving slo'tsadjac ent their upper extremitieslfor reception of. the opposite ends of the handleand.h ii i g openings adjacentltliei zii lower extremitiesfor interlocking reception of saidibottom, saidfbottomhaving slots adjacent membersl 51 A portable knockdown carrier carton comprisingend'membersside members, a bottom and a handle constructedto interlockingly fit'to gether and provide-a rigid c'arri-er receptacle;

said end members having .slots' adjacent their upper extremities for interlocking reception of j the opposite ends. .of .thehandle, and having opena ings. adjacent theirlower extremities forQinter-- locking reception of said, bottom, said -bottom having-slots adjacent itssides andsaid ends'h av ing upr'iglitgroovesrlocated in the same relative positions ,as the slots ,inathe bottom, and

side. member's" slidably disposed in said grooves and provided with'tongues for engaging the slots in said bottom 6. .Ajportable knockdown carrier carton comprisingflinterlocking, sides, ends, a bottom and a handle, said members characterizedrby the end; membershaving vertical slots adjacent their tops and said handle.having-extending tongues adapt-3, ed tobe'ieceived m' the verticalfs lots in the end} member'sqand lock. therewith .after insertion and.

positioning. the end smemb'er's vertically, with re spectrto the handle, the lower portions. of the end: members having openings therethrough-and the, bottom. mem ber having lengthwise .l extending" tonguesuforext'ending through said lower open-r ings the end l. members, locking elements onr said tongues engageable with the, outertsideslof the. .end members when the bottom.member.',is seated -withthe tongues 1 engaging the bottoml portion; of saidlower openingsfin the end meme bers to thereby lock the end members with re.-,.. spect v to the-handl and-bottom members,. a'nd.; side members having tongues extending length-=- wise of the-upper edge thereof and laterallydownward frornthezlower.edgerthereof, saidend. meme; bers. having slots extending downward from up per laterallportions thereof for locking engage: ment with thewlengthwise extending 1 tonguesilon; theside member, and said: bottom members hav 5 ing slots for receiving the laterally downwardly extending tongues on said side members concurrently with the lengthwise extending tongues being positioned in locking engagement with the downwardly extending slots in the end members, and said end member also having grooves coextensive with said downwardly extending slots therein for receiving the ends of the side members.

JOHN O. GRADY.

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